Here at Danbury Fish Farms we take our fishing real serious. Many years ago, we started raising fish for stocking ponds. Way back when, during 1969, we started with only one species and it was the infamous “channel catfish”. As we began stocking catfish into customer’s ponds, they wanted to know where they could get largemouth bass. Well, being the entrepreneurs that we were, we immediately built more freshwater lakes to rear and house our upcoming “new finned fish” the largemouth bass. We were the first private fish hatchery to import and begin production of Florida Bass. We started spawning and rearing Florida Bass as well as Native Northern Bass. This cycle repeated itself over the next 10 years, and it seemed as we were building all our fresh water lakes to create our commercial hatchery and fishery, that we never expected something that started as a “hobby” just a few years earlier to grow into a large and complex commercial aquaculture operation. As we grew, and knew little to nothing about fisheries management, little did we know that we would have to go to the “school of hard knocks” on this as well as many other subjects, to learn many of these management techniques it took to be successful in the business.
The initial growth of our fisheries operations is attributed to our life long history and passion for the sport of fishing. My brother, sister and I, beginning at the toddler stage, were taught a love for the water and outdoors, so we were following in the footsteps of parents who’s passion for the outdoors and fishing were second to none. As we developed our freshwater lakes, seemingly one right after the other, the passion to raise an entire spectrum of fish for stocking ponds.
As our business grew, purely as a result of supply and demand, our customers kept desiring more and more species, until we finally reached the point where we literally “raised everything”. As the years have gone by, we have supplied fish for stocking ponds to literally thousands and thousands of pond owners freshwater lakes across the south.
As a tribute to our many thousands of customers, we have decided to start a FISHING REPORT series for our customer’s viewing and enjoyment in the future. We will engage our customers in our FISHING REPORT process. You will learn a lot, and laugh a lot, and through it all we hope we can contribute to your passion and memories of fishing and the outdoors. We want to hear and read your fishing reports from your lakes and ponds. Send us your pics!!!! We want to know how we at Danbury Fish Farms have been instrumental in aiding you develop and stock your lakes and what level fishing that has resulted in. We want to hear your testimonials and success stories. Send us your FISHING REPORT. We want to know how we have helped to keep you smiling!
Watch for coming information relating to our FISHING REPORT series. We look forward to the seeing your smiling faces in our future FISHING REPORTS. For more information on Danbury Fish Farms or how we can create that “lake or pond you have always dreamed of”, call us today at 919-922-8414, email us at info@danburyfishfarms.com , or simply visit our website at www.danburyfishfarms.com.
